Attachment for containers



May 21, 1935.

G. F. UPHAM ATTACHMENT FOR CONTAINERS Filed Aug. 4, 1954 miimiiiiililliiliiilm Patented May 21, 1935 2,001,947

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ATTACHMENT FOR CONTAINER S George Upham, BronxvillaN Y. Application August 4, 1934, SerialNo. 7384132 i V "1 Claims. "101120 590. f z This invention relates to a device adapted to vert such a container into a useful article of any be-attached to a can thathas been used for the kind heretofore.

p rpose of selling some commodity orto a new A. coffee can: I is .shown with the cover recan or other container. moved and with perforations ll punched in the The principal objects of the invention are to bottom bythe user'to such an extent as he mas '5;

provide a new can or used container with a handle desire, for the purpose of allowing water to run which can be distributed by the distributor of outfor irrigating potted flowers,*vegetables or thrlel goiods whigh arial packed in the can origigglwes tinbtlte gardenflor folgt sifting dry lliatilial. ha y; o provi e suc handle in a form in which e is ri u or gives e c omer a han e in 10 it can be attached to the top of the can securely the form of a wooden bar having two grooves I3 10 by means of a wire extending downwardly in the at an angle to each other or, if desired, on a curcan or container and adapted to be inserted vature the same as the curvature on the top of through one of the numerous perforations prothe can. The handle is also provided with a soft vided in the bottomor a special perforation in wire I4 anchored to the handle by passing through the bottom or side of the container and then bent it and turning it over the end at I5. 15 up to hold the handle firmly. in position, and, in In converting the coffee can, or the like, into short, to provide such a container with a firm, a watering pot or sieve, the bottom is perforated convenient and inexpensive handle which can either from the inside or from the outside, and be used by the distributor of the goods as a means the handle I 2 placed upon the top of the can with for increasing his sales by giving them to his the grooves l3 fitting the upper edge of the can. 20 customers. This will bring it, as will be noticed, at a distance Other objects and advantages of the invention from the extreme side of the can. Then the wire will appear hereinafter. is passed downwardly through one of the edge Reference is to be had to the accompanying perforations H and bent downwardly and updrawing, in which wardly at Hi to 1anchoti jhit firmlyin place and 25 Fig. 1 is a side view of a coffee can provided secure the hand e in e desired position. A with a handle and employed as a watering pot; certain amount of pressure can be brought to Fig. 2 is a plan of the same; bear on the handle by the bending of the wire Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the pot, and so that the handle will be firmly anchored in Fig. 4 is abottom perspective View of the handle place. 30 by itself. 7 If the holes are punched through the bottom This invention is intended to be used for the from the inside out it makes a wonderful sieve purpose of promoting the sale of products, such for dippicriig into the rtritaterial1 and) the? sifting it as coffee, tea and other dry groceries and the like. over gar ens or any ing e se, 11 i ey are The way in which the sales are improved is as punched from the outside in, it makes a good 35 follows: The distributor of such groceries will retainer for bugs, etc. 'For other uses the botplace one of these handles with the goods and tom is not provided with perforations but with distribute them to such customers as desire them, only one for receiving the wire, or the perforausing Whatever means may b d i d for a tioa for that purpose may be in the side near the 40 uaintin customers with the use to which it may 130 40 e put. In this way the customer gets a con- BY s a the handle rd from the Side venient watering pot, sifter, or other useful arof the top of thecan, by 1003171011 t groowjs ticle without charge and is enabled to convert the handle-1S located m such posmon that It his ofiee can or the like into the same with can be grasped readily by the fingers of the user and furnish a firm support therefor and with a very little trouble. It has been possible before,

- space underneath it in which the fingers can be of course, to convert such a can into a watering placed to grasp it firmly by punchtng holes m t but wlthout This constitutes a very simple and inexpensive g gg g l i f 1 ;232:32 3?; device and one that can be used effectively and War 6V1 satisfactorily for a variety of purposes. 50 culty is entirely overcome by the present inven- Having thus described my invention and the tiOn- Furthermore, if a can T115135 gets advantages thereof, I do not wish to be limited to shaped in use, it is very easy for the user to the details herein disclosed, otherwise than as o the handle and pp y it a new 0911- It set forth in the claims, but what I claim is:--

has not been convenient or practicable to con- 1, As an article of manufacture, a container 55 having an open top and a perforation in the bottom and a handle extending across the top and provided with a single central means extending through said perforation for holding the handle in place on the top of the container.

2. As an article of manufacture, a container having an open top, a flat handle fitted to the container so as to be spaced from the side thereof, and a soft Wire secured to the center of said handle and extending downwardly inside the container and through it and bent to hold the wire and handle in place.

3. As an article of manufacture, a watering pot comprising a can having an open top and a perforated bottom and a handle extending across the top of the can and providedwith means extending through one of the perforations in the bottom for anchoring the handle in place.

having a perforated bottom, a handle fitted to" the top of the can so as to be spaced from the side thereof, and a soft wire firmly secured to the handle and extending downwardly the Whole length of the can and through one:v of the perforations in the bottom to anchor it thereto.

5. As'an article of manufacture, a watering pot I comprising a can open at the top and having a perforated bottom, a wooden handle having a pair of grooves in the bottom thereof, converging toward each other to receive the upper edge of the can and locate the handle in the desired position on said edge, and a soft wire secured to the handle at the center thereof between said grooves and extending downwardly in the can and through a perforation near the edge at the bottom and bent upwardly on the outside of the can to hold it and; the handle firmly in place.

6. As an article of manufacture, a handle for the purpose described comprising a strip of Wood,

having a pair of grooves on the. under side converging toward each other and a soft wire fixedly secured thereto at a central point between the grooves for the purpose described.

7., As an article. of 'manufacture, a container having an open top and a perforated bottom, a handle extending across the top near one side thereofand incontact therewith, and a single wire extending from the center of the handle and secured through one of the perforations in the bottom to hold the handle rigidly in place on the top of the container.

GEORGE F. UPI-1AM. 

